Friday | Dec.
7, 2001
The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) successfully completed
the aliveness test, and the functional test is well underway
with no anomalies. The last step of the SFT will be to configure
ACS for launch.

The Nicmos Cooling System's (NCS) final circulator loop clean
up was completed as planned. All NCS environmental testing
and has been completed and all of the hardware will be turned
over to the HST Integration and Test team for final verification
testing.

Preparations for Cargo Integration Test Equipment (CITE) testing
are continuing. The VPF canister was loaded with the Second
Axial Carrier (SAC), Flight Support System (FSS) and Multi-Use
Lightweight Equipment (MULE) carriers the previous day. The
carriers were then transferred to the CITE stand.

All SM3B tools were delivered to KSC for final stowage in
the Orbiter Payload Bay for the Crew Equipment Interface Test.